Special protection against dismissal
Special protection against dismissal (also: "special protection against dismissal") for the employment relationship leads to differently graded forms of irreversibility .
Germany
In Germany it is available for a number of groups of people. These are primarily:
- Works council members § 15 KschG
 - Electoral boards and candidates for works council elections § 15 KschG
 - Staff council members , electoral boards and candidates for election in this regard (relevant staff representation law )
 - Members of youth and trainee representatives (according to works constitution or staff representation law)
 - Representative for severely disabled persons, Section 179, Book 9 of the Social Code (SGB IX)
 - Severely disabled people only with the consent of the Integration Office , Section 168 Ninth Book of the Social Code (SGB IX)
 - company data protection officer
 - Immission control officer
 - Pregnant women and mothers up to four months after delivery, Section 17 MuSchG
 - Persons on parental leave , § 18 BEEG ;
 - People in care leave , Section 5 Care Leave Act
 - Trainees after the probationary period § 22 BBiG
 - Persons performing military or community service , Section 2 ArbPlSchG / Section 78 ZDG
 - Holders of political elections
 
France
In France it is available for:
- Pregnant women , especially during maternity leave .
 - Employees whose employment relationship is suspended due to injury caused by an industrial accident .
 
See in detail
- Special protection against dismissal for severely disabled people
 - Special protection against dismissal for mothers
 
literature
- Wulfhard Göttling / Michael Neumann: Easily understandable protection against dismissal for severely disabled people ; NZA-RR 2007, 281
 - Jutta Schwerdle: Time off work when caring for close relatives - protection against dismissal even during the probationary period? , ZTR 2007, 655
 - Oliver Haag: Overview of special protection against dismissal , DPL 2007, 220